Mark Nunberg began his practice in 1982 and has been teaching meditation since 1990. He co-founded Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis in 1993 with Wynn Fricke and continues to serve as one of the center’s co-Guiding Teachers. Mark has studied with both Asian and Western teachers and finds deep inspiration in the teachings of the Buddha. Mark practiced as a monk for five months in Burma and completed four three-month retreats at Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center, as well as many months of intensive retreat practice at The Forest Refuge. Mark continues to be a grateful student of Buddhist practice.
To see videos of Mark's talks and other talks from Common Ground Meditation Center, visit https://www.youtube.com/c/commongroundmeditationcenter
From the beginning of our practice on, the Buddha teaches that this path has the one taste of freedom. How can we train the heart to become more and more attuned to this flavor of release or letting go? It is the recognition of this trustworthy, onward-leading pleasure that guides the heart along the spiritual path.
Refuge is how we connect our heart's deepest aspiration with practices that reveal more tastes of freedom and clarify the path that is good in the beginning, middle, and end.
Deepening our skill at recognizing and appreciating the power of sati, mindful awareness, is central to cultivating the path of awakening as taught by the Buddha.
